Venezuela's multi-industry strike ? whose members sought a referendum on the presidency of Hugo Chavez ? ended Feb.
University and Borough officials are urging Princeton community members to be more aware of their surroundings after the government raised the national alert level Friday to "high risk of terrorist attack," the highest level since the alert system began last March.Officials are also starting to consider how the University will respond to a war in Iraq.Officials informed the University about the new alert status by email, but are not now taking other actions or recommending that students, faculty and staff change their daily routines."People should be conscious of their surroundings," said Barry Weiser, Public Safety crime prevention specialist.
When students head off campus to grab an espresso, they will now have one less coffeehouse to choose from.Ebenezer's Old World Coffee, formerly located at 80 Nassau Street, has gone out of business.
Princeton Borough Police charged Cap and Gown Club President Matthew Groh '03 with serving alcohol to a minor early Sunday morning.The charge was filed after Public Safety was called to the club to assist an intoxicated 19-year-old female student who required hospitalization.A club officer called Public Safety around midnight on Saturday, met proctors in front of the club and guided them to the student, said Barry Weiser, crime prevention specialist for Public Safety.Public Safety dispatched emergency medical response through the borough police.
PHILADELPHIA ? The hearts of two universities beat with each bounce of the ball last night as the men's basketball team fell to Penn (13-5 overall, 5-0 Ivy League), 65-55, in Philadelphia.The PA announcer at the Palestra began the game: "The entire University of Pennsylvania Athletic Staff welcome the Princeton U . . .""BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO."Not many words were heard the rest of the way that were not in chant form from the ocean of fans.Penn forward Ugonna Onyekwe dominated Princeton (10-8, 4-1) in all facets of the game, scoring 22 points and grabbing 12 rebounds.
Libertarian commentator Charles Murray spoke last night to an audience in McCosh 46 on why he thinks social welfare programs prevent poor people from escaping poverty.The lecture was sponsored by the Whig-Cliosophic Society and was entitled 'Why Strictly Limited Government Offers the Best Chance for those on the Bottom of Society to Live Satisfying Lives.'"Modernity in general and the way that a lot of nation-states are governed are draining the ways in which people have access to a satisfying life," Murray said.
While most eating clubs held traditional initiations for new members this past weekend, others, such as Colonial and Quad, have rescheduled for this coming weekend.Though this decision comes in the wake of arrests made at both clubs this past week, Quad president Corey Sanders '04 denies that these events influenced the club's decision to reschedule initiations."We pushed back initiations in order to give second round sign-ins a little more time to get situated within the club," Sanders said.
After a turbulent day in the face of inclement weather and planned protests, OWL yesterday postponed its "pleasure seminar" featuring Cake, an entertainment company "devoted to the promotion of female sexual culture", which was originally set to take place at 8 p.m.
Joshua Marshall '91 never wrote for any campus publications. He paid his dues for Whig-Clio and laughs at how he never set foot in the building.
In an effort to expand campus dining options, Tiger Foods added Moondoggie Caf
New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey's recommended $31.7 million budget cut for the arts and cultural activities is not expected to affect University departments, such as music or creative writing, but it would be a blow to McCarter Theatre, which hosts many University and student performances.McCarter Theatre managing director Jeff Woodward said he does not yet have a specific plan to address the proposed funding cut, but he said he anticipates changes."It's certainly going to affect the scale of production here, but we're probably going to have to do smaller cast plays and spend less money on scenery, costumes and props," Woodward said.
Posters put up in Frist Campus Center several days ago read "Why Hargadon? Accountability Now."Three weeks after the announcement of Dean of Admission Fred Hargadon as this year's Baccalaureate speaker, a few dissenting voices from the senior class are beginning to make themselves heard.Much of the outcry comes from the Queer Radicals group, an unofficial campus organization that formed at the start of this year.
At a meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community yesterday, University administrators presented a report on initiatives to curtail University alcohol consumption in 2003.The report included current statistics on problematic binge drinking among undergraduates.
The eating clubs welcomed their new members this weekend as Bicker and second-round sign-ins drew to a close.Tower Club, with 161 hopefuls, had the largest Bicker class.
The 2003 USG Senate convened for the first time yesterday to form a collective vision for the year.
Eighteen students required transportation for medical aid from Thursday through Saturday, the majority as a result of alcohol use, Public Safety Sergeant Alan Lawson said.Public Safety and the Princeton First Aid Squad accompanied four students on Thursday and seven students on both Friday and Saturday nights to the McCosh Health Center and the Princeton Medical Center, said Lawson.Relatively few students were transported on Wednesday night, but no specifics are available, Lawson said.Two students were taken to McCosh and two to the PMC on Thursday, four to McCosh and three to the PMC on Friday, and six to McCosh and one was taken to the PMC on Saturday.The numbers do not include those who sought help from McCosh on their own."It was a very light Bicker, a lot calmer than we've had over the years," said Lawson.Last year, McCosh admitted 12 students in alcohol-related incidents during bicker week, a decline from the 23 students admitted the previous year.
More than 1,000 people attended a colloquium last week organized by Colin Palmer, Dodge Professor of History, entitled "The State of Black Studies: Methodology, Pedagogy, and Research."Palmer said he was "very gratified, very surprised and very pleased" at the turnout for the conference, which marked the first attempt in 20 years to bring together academics from across the country to discuss the current state of African-American studies.The event, which was cosponsored by the University Program in African-American Studies and The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, was free and open to the public and ran from Thursday evening through Saturday evening.
When one thinks of the disciplines available here at Princeton, subjects that easily come to mind are history, politics and economics.
With standing room only, Whig-Clio debated whether Princeton should file a brief with the Supreme Court supporting the University of Michigan's affirmative action policy.More of the audience supported not filing a brief on the University of Michigan's side.
Blog ? it sounds like one of those words that has a deep meaning, like the question "Do you grok?" from Robert Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land."What is a blog?
